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Trader sentenced for selling unsafe electrical lamps
A market trader has been sentenced to 60 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay more than £2,000 for selling unsafe electrical lamps in Uxbridge, in a successful prosecution by Hillingdon Council's trading standards team.
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Letter from the Leader of the Council to MPs on asylum-related funding
Cllr Ian Edwards, Leader of the Council, has written to the borough's three MPs calling for their support to help secure immediate funding for the council's asylum-related costs to date, as well as fairer funding.
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Council seeks Exceptional Financial Support due to unprecedented national pressures
Hillingdon Council is in discussion with the government regarding the possibility of receiving Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) due to soaring demand for services and significant underfunding for a number of years, which is creating unsustainable financial pressures.
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Competition to name council's new street sweeping machines
Hillingdon Council is asking residents to submit imaginative suggestions for its competition, which launched today (18 July), to name seven new street sweepers.
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Council delivers a summer of fun
Medieval reenactments, fitness and an abundance of fun family activities have been lined up by Hillingdon Council to keep residents active and entertained this summer.
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Council's investment programme delivers new outdoor gym in Uxbridge
The outdoor gym at Fassnidge Park in Uxbridge was formally reopened this week following a refurbishment by Hillingdon Council as part of its £1 million park enhancement programme to mark the borough's Diamond Jubilee.
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Council calls on government to refund asylum support costs
Hillingdon Council has demanded that the government ends the eviction of former asylum seekers from hotels in the borough without future support and accommodation being secured and funded by the Home Office and refunds the cost to the council of providing support, in a motion from Cllr Ian Edwards, the Leader of the Council, carried last night (Thursday 10 July).
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Funding allocated to boost skills, businesses and town centres in Hillingdon
Hillingdon Council has secured £1.1 million in the next round of UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) for 2025/26 to deliver projects that support residents into work, help local businesses grow and make improvements to our town centres.
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Bunker hosts special Repair and Reuse Day
Hillingdon Council's Battle of Britain Bunker Exhibition and Visitor Centre in Uxbridge is hosting a 'Make do and mend' themed Repair and Reuse Day on Saturday 5 July to encourage residents to embrace the 1940s mentality of learning how to fix and reuse household items.
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Council approves closure of RAGC retail services
Hillingdon Council's Cabinet last night (Thursday 26 June) agreed to cease retail operations at its Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC) and continue engagement and consultation with volunteers on its future support services.
